SDM consists of the 20 items questionnaire, each item rated from 0 to 4 where 0 (complete absence of symptom) and 4 (very bothersome symptom). Overall score calculated as the sum of the scores for each of the 20 items of the questionnaire and ranged from 0 (best health) and 80 (worst health). A positive change from baseline indicates a decline in a participant's quality of life over that period.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00850395